Do you have any fishing quirks?

[Bankbeater]

I have no quirks. I think I am normal. Of course my wife may say otherwise...

[HesterIsGod]

I dont have any quirks. Maybe one might be that a retie a bunch, but that is just because i use really light line a lot.

[Grey Wolf]

It's hard for me just to buy one bait , I usually buy three of the same one.

[BassmanDan]

In the summer I have to have my "gunslinger" outfit on...Duster Sunhat, glasses, and my trusty six-shooter...which actually is a leather holster with pliers and fingernail clippers...I can't stand looking for either one with a fish in my hand.

I fish from a rented jon-boat so everything has to be in it's proper place...bag on the left, tackle box in the middle, rods on the right. Never changes.

Of course I buy two or more of any bait that is worth purchasing...that's not OCD, just good sense.

[fishizzle]

Nope, I have no quirks.

What I do is definately normal.   (for me)

Oh yeah I do have one---when the fish aren't biting I say

"Here  fishy fishy"   :-?

[riverfisher]

Oh yeah I do have one---when the fish aren't biting I say

"Here fishy fishy" :-?

Geeeeeeze I thought I was the only one that did that!!! ;D

[riverfisher]

Oh yeah I do have one---when the fish aren't biting I say

"Here fishy fishy" :-?

Geeeeeeze I thought I was the only one that did that!!! ;D

I also tell my baits to HUNT when I cast them out.

[Pond-Pro]

This was an entertaining topic to read!  ;D

My biggest quirk would probably be that I never buy the first bag of worms off the rack.  I always take a bag from behind then put the front bag back.   :-?

[guitarkid]

I have to have a song stuck in my head, or the outing really sucks. Another thing is I have to fish like 20 feet away from my little brother. Caught my personal best right after he casted out.

[Tokyo Tony]

You guys are crazy  

I don't know if it's a quirk, but anytime I catch a good fish, I get a strong urge to kiss it.  I'm able to resist most of the time unless she's really beatiful or a real fatty.  That should be my screen name: Kissin' Fatties  8-)

I've actually kissed a couple smallies when I was fishing by myself and there were other people (strangers) around.  I don't think they understood what was going on.

[GobbleDog]

The only thing I can think of is I ALWAYS wear a white or light blue T-shirt while tournament fishing, ever since I fished a tourney years back with a red T-shirt and bombed on a lake where I normally caught fish.

"Don't mind me fishie... I'm just a happy little cloud."

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

I too have the affliction of re-rigging most of my rods after I get to the lake.

When I have a bad day, I simply must go the tackle store and get some cool new toy.Guess it makes me feel better.

When I am getting skunked I'll play around with the baby alligators just so I can feel something pull like hell on my line.Also will put something on with large trebles and repetedly cast into schools of tilapia in the hopes to snag one of those pieces of trash.

Have target competions with my buddy to see who can hit the bird,duck,turtle,or piece of floating trash.

I smoke like a chimney while fishing.Gotta have after fish smokes,but on the flip side, smoke a lot when I cant get a bite.

I fish mostly small ponds and I like to try to make sure I am the only one who is fishing it.When onlookers from shore ask"what do you catch in here?" I promtly reply bluegills,even though I have 6 rods,2 jumbo soft tackle packs and a 24 inch duffel bag full of soft plastics.

I like to do an "IKE" after catching a dink when people on shore see me fishing .They usually give a bewildered look and walk away.

I guess Im not the only one who takes the entire peg of baits off at the store and examines each and every one.

When buyin plastics I take them out and feel them,smell them,and hold them up to the ceiling lights to check translucency and flake content.Kinda like a junkie making a heroin deal and sampling the goods LOL.

[UrbanRedneck]

I never tie my baits on the night before, has to be in the morning before launching.  I dont know why but that little kink in the line right at the rod tip bugs the snot out of me.

I have to have my Philadelphia Flyers hat on.  That reminds me, my current one is getting worn out.

My boat has to be well organized while fishing, I stress when everything isnt "where its supposed to be."

I refuse to use a net for big fish when Im by myself; but if my partner wants to bring a net thats ok.

I cant stand it when my partner walks down to the ramp and starts casting before I launch a boat.  If he catches one, which has happened, it usually turns into a crappy day.

I usually start talking to the fish when swimbaiting and not getting bit, it goes something like this "come on fish, Ive been patience and havent complained, Ive been a good person this week, I wasnt mean to anybody, Ive put my time in, Im only asking for one bite, that doesnt seem unreasonable to me........"

[skillet]

STOP IT!!! Ya'll are really scaring me!!! Sheesh, I thought I had issues ;D...

                           As Ever,

                            skillet

[Gummybear]

This has got to be the funniest stuff I have ever heard!

But I seriously think some of you need therapy.

Of course, I am sure that  is why you fish.

[thetr20one]

I am like an OCD freak too!!! Check livewells every 10 minutes (had 1 fish die in my tournament fishing so far and it cost me $700. Never again!!!!) Hung up.Retie.Fish on.Retie.Catch fish.Retie.Rod on deck too long.Retie.Partner catches fish.Retie.Retie.Retie.Retie. I TIE ALOT OF KNOTS!!!!! I usually run as fast as my boat will go(somebody might beat me there if i dont. Even in the middle of the day) I put culling tags on every fish, even though I dont see culling 5 pounders here. If my bait dont lie strait the fist rigging it's ruined, time for a new one! Anything I can watch on I do (batteries,trolling motor,partner,partners knots, livewell,GPS,depthand so on). Somehow I still manage to fish around this. I guess to a tourney angler these thing are second nature though!

[Del from philly]

4. This one is weird.....If I am fishing a multiday tourny, and the first day didnt go well, on the way back into the weigh-in I will take a tin of perfeclty good chew open it up and dump it over the side of the boat (must make contact with the water). It never fails that the second day goes so much better than the first.

You might want to check with your local wildlife office to make sure this is legal....

Im kidding, but also VERY suprised you didnt get a comment like this from someone being dead seriouse...

[GeneinTX]

I have to get to the lake and fish. No matter what my wife says I am really normal...... or really weird!

[burleytog]

I eat fish the night before a tourney..

 

Yep, always Long John's the day before.  

[Redlinerobert]

Great thread.

My H2 and boat must be spotless the night before I leave.  I buy multiple rods and reels as well, and they must match.  Lures I buy three at a time too.  I prep my clothes the night before I fish.  I always have atleast a couple beers in the cooler, even though 99% of the time they dont get touched. So many more I cant remember....

[jwo1124]

you guys are freaks...I hope I don't turn into one of you

[fish-fighting-illini]

 Thanks guys after reading this thread I feel like the most normal person in the world!

You guys are exhausting me just reaading this!

[GatorTom]

I always have to have a chew right after I launch.  And I won't spit out of the same side of the boat that I'm fishing from.

[farmpond1]

And I thought I was quirky!

It's not really a quirk but on every trip it's (apparently) mandatory that I miss at least one turn and be required to turn around.

[PondBoss]

before rigging a soft plastic I always bite off the tip where I insert the hook.  kinda like pulling the pin on a grenade.  just gets the juices flowing and gets the mood set for fishing.  kinda weird but oh well.